Facebook removes another 800 pages and accounts ahead of midterms

The move, which appeared to target some politically-oriented pages, comes just weeks before the US midterm elections.

Since the 2016 election, Facebook (FB) has fallen under scrutiny from lawmakers for allowing misinformation to flourish on its platform. The social media company has also received significant criticism for failing to protect the data of users, most recently after it announced that millions of users may have had their information accessed by hackers.

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